Eva MacKendrick

Longtime Delta resident Eva MacKendrick died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, at The Fountains of Hilltop in Grand Junction. She was 98.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at Delta City Cemetery.

She was born in Chanute, Kan., Jan. 4, 1918, to Clell and Lena (McGregor) McKinley. She spent her childhood and attended school in Chanute. In 1936, her family moved to Delta where she resided until 2012 when she moved to the Fountains.

She married Lewis Smith; he preceded her in death on May 31, 1954. In 1955, she married Richard MacKendrick in Cedaredge.

Mrs. MacKendrick enjoyed gardening and flowers. Together with Richard, she owned Uranium Gardens for many years.

She enjoyed spending time with her family and was a member of Delta Christian Church.

On Dec. 4 Delta County Commissioners Doug Atchley, Mark Roeber and Don Suppes denied the application of Paonia Holdings, LLC for a change of land use for the property at 41322 Highway 133, with an adjacent residence at 41402 Highway 133 and an ancillary property at 16180 Stevens Gulch Road.

The property is owned by Bowie Resources, LLC, and was formerly used as a coal load-out site.